Deadline: 23-Feb-21
The Northern Territory (NT) Government is inviting eligible applicants for its Arts and Culture Grants Program – Regional Museums Grant Support Program to provide funding to regional museums, keeping places and community art galleries for projects that support the preservation, collection and display of the unique cultural heritage of the Northern Territory.
Funding Information
- Organizations may apply for more than one project provided the combined annual value is no more than $50 000 (ex GST), and all projects can be completed within one year.
What can Applicants apply for?
- Reasonable equipment, software and technology that is integral to the creative process and artistic outcome of the project nominated in the application.
- Digital production upskilling and professional development that relates to collection care and management and display.
- Development of best practice collection care policies and plans including conservation plans, interpretation plans, collection management and disaster preparedness plans.
- Significance assessments and preservation needs assessments.
- Employment of consultants or contractors with specialist skills and knowledge such as conservators or Traditional Owners.
- Accessioning and cataloging of collections.
- Development and design of museum exhibition displays and installations.
- Storage and conservation materials.
- Training and professional development for staff, professionals and volunteers.
- Strategic planning and capacity building to increase visitation, revenue from business activities and viability.
What is not funded?
- Accredited training, or educational activities which are curricular activities in educational institutions;
- Activities that are the exclusive responsibility of other funding bodies or government agencies;
- Activities that have already started or been completed prior to application or notification dates;
- Applicants and/or administering bodies with outstanding grant acquittal reports;
- Capital equipment, unless otherwise stated in specific grant category, or real estate purchases; · catering;
- Childcare;
- For-profit business activities (unless otherwise stated in specific grant category information);
- Fundraising, charitable events, or the prizes for competitions;
- Insolvent or non-compliant applicants or applicants under administration;
- Programs and projects which have already received significant funding support from Arts NT and/or the Northern Territory Government may not be competitive or a priority for ongoing or additional support;
- Arts projects or activities that do not have a clearly defined arts outcome;
- Projects or initiatives where the primary artists and service providers are not named or paid in line with award rates;
- Research or studio work for academic assessment and undergraduate, diploma, certificate, and postgraduate studies;
- Restoration or conservation of cultural material activities (unless otherwise stated in specific grant category);
- Screen-based projects aimed at the cinema, film festivals or television, media, advertising, and gaming; and/or
- The entire financial cost of an activity.
Please note: Applications for extracurricular activities with strong arts outcomes utilising educational structures and institutions, particularly in remote areas, will be considered providing they meet all relevant criteria.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals:
- Individual applicants must be;
- an Australian citizen or have permanent residence status;
- be over 18 years of age; and
- a current resident of the Northern Territory.
- Evidence of residential status may be requested by way of driver’s license, power bill, and electoral roll registration. Individuals can not apply for funding on behalf of another individual unless authorised by that individual due to accessibility.
- Individuals to apply as a sole trader with a registered ABN.
- If an individual is not a sole trader, the applicant can request funding of up to $15 000. Please note banking details must match application information.
- Employees of the Northern Territory Government are ineligible to apply where there is a direct conflict of interest.
- Groups:
- Groups not legally constituted must identify an individual in the group to be legally and financially responsible for the grant. The responsible individual must meet the above criteria for individuals.
- Organisations:
- Organisations must be legally constituted and have their main place of business registered in the Northern Territory. Entities registered and operating outside of the Territory cannot apply, however can partner with eligible Territory-based arts organisations and/or artists.
- Northern Territory Government agencies and associated entities, local government bodies and education institutions are ineligible.
How to Apply
Before you submit your application:
- Check that all previous funding received from the Northern Territory Government is acquitted;
- Read these Guidelines in their entirety;
- Speak to Arts NT to check if you are eligible to apply and if the grant category is suitable;
- Include evidence of appropriate permissions, consultations, acknowledgments and communication in your application, as per Aboriginal Cultural Protocols;
- Where relevant, include working with children permission and/or authorization;
- Ensure that all support material is uploaded to GrantsNT;
- Ensure that you have included all of the required artistic and budget support material;
- Ensure you provide a clear and realistic budget with notes and quotes for items over $2000 (evidence may be requested for items under $2000 if relevance to the project is unclear);
- Individuals operating as sole traders with an ABN must apply as an organisation in GrantsNT.
For more information, visit https://grantsnt.nt.gov.au/grants/arts-and-culture-grants-program-regional-museums-grant-support-program